Small Archive of 3 Autographed Letters Signed and 2 Typed Letters Signed to Poet Clive Sansom, London, 1944-1947
NP, 1947. Trade Paperback. Various (chiefly 8vo). Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L054992
5 pages (5 leaves; rectos only). Includes 2 letters on Chatto & Windus letterhead. Chiefly personal comments on poetry and publication; as for one specific example, concerning Sansom's poem 'The Collar': 'As the culprit who chose 'The Collar' for choral speaking ... may I say a word for the defence. I absolutely agree that intimate poems are no good for choral speaking; but all personal poems are not intimate ...' Slight horizontal creases to few midsections; slight browning to edges; else a collection of very well-preserved specimens. Day-Lewis (1904-1972), Irish-born English poet; also author of detective fiction using the pseudonym 'Nicholas Blake'; created C.B.E. in 1950; Professor of Poetry at Oxford (1951-56); Poet Laureate (1968).
Price: $325.00